Location: MENA
Chestertons builds Dubai resi team; launches new office in Asia
216-year-old agency confirms strategic appointments in Dubai, including a new head of agency, and the brand’s first foray into Cambodia
‘Personalised’ listing platform Nomad raises $20m for EMEA rollout
Former Twitter & Zillow execs have backed the UAE-based start-up.
A new place to call home: Seven perspectives on global residential property market shifts
“The pandemic has sent shockwaves through residential property markets across the globe," says Savills, as seven of its most insightful experts share their thoughts on how shifting priorities and lifestyle…
Buyer picks up vast Dorchester Collection penthouse in Dubai
17,712 square floor ‘super-triplex’, bought shell & core, has eight-metre ceilings and a giant wraparound outdoor terrace with the largest private pool in the branded development.
Dubai agency pulls off hat-trick of AED 100 million sales
Luxhabitat Sotheby's reports record-breaking sale of 'Tree of Life' villa in Dubai Hills Estate, the agency's third deal above AED 100 million this year.
PCL developer reports massive spike in UAE enquiries as travel restrictions ease
‘The coming months will be dominated by eager buyers from the Middle East looking to invest in the capital,’ predicts Almacantar.
In Pictures: The best £1m+ international interior design projects of the year
Here's a selection of show-stopping big-ticket residential interior design projects from around the world, as shortlisted for the 2021 SBID International Design Awards.
Dubai development plot flipped for record price
One of the last waterfront plots on Jumeirah Bay Island has seen its value almost double in under six months.
‘Cities are springing back to life’: Super-prime property sales surge around the world
"We expect super-prime sales to end 2021 on a high," says Knight Frank, as it flags a significant jump in US$10m+ deals across seven major global wealth hubs so far this year.
Dubai’s Luxhabitat Sotheby’s reports ‘record-breaking streak’
Luxury brokerage put though sales worth more than 250 million AED in the first six months of 2021, including one of the most lavish mansions in Emirates Hills.
Middle Eastern buyers returning to UK market
Buyers from the region accounted for 16% of all UK sales to overseas purchasers in the first three months of the year, compared to less than 10% in the previous two quarters.
New Four Seasons-branded project in Dubai sells out in ‘record time’
The 28 turn-key units on the banks of the Dubai Canal were snapped up by a ‘who’s who of international society, from royalty to celebrities’, according to the agents.